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Genesis 12:8-10
New Catholic Bible
Genesis 12:8-10
New Catholic Bible
8 From there he traveled into the mountain region to the east of Bethel and he pitched his tent so that Bethel was to the west and Ai was to his east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord. 9 Then Abram set out again, gradually traveling toward the Negeb.[a]
10 Abram a Refugee in Egypt.[b] There was a famine in the land and Abram went down to Egypt to stay there for a time, for the famine was very serious in the land.
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- Genesis 12:9 Negeb: the desert region south of Palestine.
- Genesis 12:10 Having followed the Lord’s lead, Abraham encounters a famine. The momentary temptation would be to return to his home, but Abraham respects God’s command and takes refuge in another country. However, the Patriarch is human and concerned for his life. The expedient he chooses is not a lie because Sarai is in fact his half-sister (see Gen 20:12).
